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BMI tells how fat you are? Wrong!

Many studies have related BMI to disease risk this new research reveals the value of assessing body fat more directly using the latest scientific technology to measure body-fat percentage.

Although several research studies have indicated that an elevated BMI is associated with heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some cancers, BMI does not distinguish fat from muscle.

If we think of BMI being a rough measure of body fatness, there are people — especially some highly trained athletes — who are overweight but not overfat likewise, there are people who are of a normal weight according to BMI scales but who are overfat. BMI is a broad, general measure of risk. Total body composition analysis is more much more specific to your actual fat content and thus provides a more accurate picture.